Police to discuss alleged north side beating

A top Milwaukee police department official is expected to hold a news conference this afternoon to discuss a Jan. 26 incident involving police and a 19-year-old man near a north side gas station.

Inspector Edith Hudson of the department's Neighborhood Policing Bureau will meet with the media to discuss the case. She is expected to show two videos in connection with the incident. One video is from a squad car. The other video came from a gas station and convenience store in the 3300 block of N. 35th St.

According to police, Jordan Cain was stopped by police the morning of Jan. 26 for having an unregistered vehicle. Police said they noticed Cain trying to ingest a plastic baggie.

A struggle ensued and two officers, later joined by an on-duty sergeant, subdued Cain.

A photograph believed to be Cain was later posted on a Facebook page, showing the right side of his face bruised and bloodied. Cain was taken to a hospital after he was arrested and later admitted to officers that he had tried to ingest narcotics, police said.

Cain was later charged with Cain was charged with obstructing an officer and bail jumping. The bail jumping charge apparently stems from a December charge of resisting or obstructing an officer, Stanmeyer said. Cain is scheduled to be sentenced on the December charge on March 7, according to online court records.

Cain's family has said Jordan Cain was beaten by police. But Cain has not commented on the incident.

Cain's mother, Charise, told officials that she planned to file a complaint about the incident with the city. Mike Tobin, executive director of the Fire and Police Commission, said Tuesday he had not received a complaint. The Cain family also has the option to file a complaint directly with the Milwaukee police department.